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antinoise

antinoise adjective: intended to reduce environmental noise.

Adjective

antinoise (not comparable)

  1. Intended to reduce environmental noise.
    • Grayned v. City of Rockford, Supreme Court of the United States, 408 U.S. 104 (1972).
      We conclude that the antipicketing ordinance is unconstitutional, but affirm the court below with respect to the antinoise ordinance.
  2. Capable of neutralizing a noise.
    • I have invented an antinoise raygun.

Noun

antinoise (usually uncountable, plural antinoises)

  1. (usually) A sound wave, of the same amplitude but of opposite phase to that of an unwanted sound, that can neutralize the unwanted sound using destructive interference.

antinoise meaning in Tamil

antinoise in Tamil

இரைச்சலெதிர்ப்பு

Forms of antinoise

pluralantinoises

Origin of antinoise

From anti- + noise.

Questions about antinoise

What does antinoise mean?
Antinoise means intended to reduce environmental noise.
What is antinoise in Tamil?
Antinoise in Tamil is இரைச்சலெதிர்ப்பு. See Antinoise meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antinoise?
Antinoise can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antinoise in the dictionary

  1. antinociceptive
  2. antinociceptives
  3. antinodal
  4. antinode
  5. antinodes
  6. antinoise
  7. antinoises
  8. antinomad
  9. antinome
  10. antinomes
  11. antinomial

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